Emails Show Monsanto Orchestrated GOP Effort to Intimidate Cancer Researchers
Documents suggest the firm has antagonized regulators and applied pressure to shape research of the world’s leading herbicide.
Politics
Bernie Sanders's Climate Plan Is More Radical Than His Opponents’ — And More Likely to Succeed
The $16.3 trillion plan would not only transition American society away from fossil fuels but renegotiate decades-old nostrums about the government’s role in the economy.
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Why the Democratic National Committee Must Change the Rules and Hold a Climate Debate
The climate emergency is not a “single issue” — it is the single precondition for every other issue’s existence.
Trump Accuses Most American Jews of "Disloyalty" to Israel, Deploying Anti-Semitic Trope
President Donald Trump revealed again on Tuesday that he subscribes to the anti-Semitic belief that American Jews harbor a secret dual loyalty to Israel.
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Mike Pompeo Has Extreme Views on Muslims — and Liberals Don’t Seem to Care
A lengthy profile in the New Yorker conspicuously neglected to mention the secretary of state’s ties to notorious Islamophobes.
Democrats Have an Open Senate Seat in New Mexico. Will They Elect a Progressive, or the Former Head of the DCCC?
With Sen. Tom Udall retiring, the Democratic Party establishment is unified behind Ben Ray Luján. The Working Families Party endorsed Maggie Oliver.
Amy McGrath’s Senate Campaign Manager Helped Get Her Potential Primary Opponent Fired
WLEX, a Kentucky TV station, fired host Matt Jones, who has been pondering a primary challenge to Amy McGrath, at the urging of her campaign manager.
Riotlandia: Why Portland Has Become the Epicenter of Far-Right Violence
Police complicity and politicians’ inaction have allowed groups like the Proud Boys to stage violent spectacles again and again.
As Warren and Sanders Swiftly Condemned Israel for Barring Congresswomen, Pelosi and Biden Hesitated
Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders were quick to criticize Israel for blocking Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar. Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden took more time.
Progressive Candidates Are Carving a Path to the Senate in 2020 — No Thanks to Chuck Schumer
If Democrats manage to seize the Senate and make Schumer the majority leader, it will be in large part due to the work of an organized left.